There are 7 Million Mayans alive and well in Mexico / Guatamala / Belize that would debate the Disappearance of the Mayan Civilization. I spent quite
some time living in this region in the mid-late 90's, studying Mayan and Aztec Cultures. There is a tendency to view Mayan culture as a past relic,
or artifact...it is Strong, Alive and Vibrant.
People are calling themselves "elder", "oracle" "guides" and other grand names, writing books about Mayan beliefs. This is a European /
Western Phenomenon, It does not originate from source of Culture. Its a cottage industry, just like the Y2K paranoia that made a few people a lot of
money. I cannot blame them for trying to support their family, but the unintended consequences may end up causing depression or worse for people
taking their salesmanship seriously. I am fearful people will take to heart this cultural corruption; sell belongings, prepare for the end of the
world that never comes. When the end does not come, the realization will set in and the results may be higher rates of suicide and depression.
If you wish to debate their calendar, by all means study in independent and impartial manner, if possible visit sites and study them in detail. It is
intricate, fascinating, and worthy of even a week of your life. They were built by HUMANS, not aliens. Their astronomy was far in advance of anything
in Europe and thus destroyed by Europeans.
This is the main reason we fear / don't understand how Mayans came to their knowledge ; the background and evidence of how they acquired the
knowledge was burned and destroyed by religious empires terrified of anything that could compete with their Dogma of the Universe. All we have left
are highly advanced sciences without background how they were achieved. Blame the Terrified Missionaries and religious powers, but lets not assume
aliens gave them any special knowledge. It was disciplined rigorous science and methodology over many generations.
There is no mythology in Mayan Culture that the earth will end in 2012, that is not taught nor accepted. it is simply the end of a cycle and
beginning of another, not the end of Humanity or conversion of souls, or alien invasion, or any other grand tale. Those are Western inventions and
interpretations. The closest analogy might be the snake, shedding its skin and going on about its life. It is the same snake with new skin.
It boils down to sales industry; books, videos, bumper stickers to generate income. It is not based in Actual Mayan beliefs.




